Braincare pillar 9: Digital diet

Bigger screens, faster processors, more notifications. There’s barely an aspect of our lives that doesn’t intertwine with the digital world.

Constant connection means that the boundaries between work and rest, between digital and analogue, have been blurred. A total rejection of technology isn’t going to work. Instead, it’s all about finding a way to harness the power of the digital sphere.

On this episode, we spoke to Dr Rachael Kent, a lecturer and researcher at King’s College, London, about how digital tech influences our lives, whether it’s a good thing, and what we should do about it.